Indianapolis police suspect arson in connection with a house that burned Monday night in the 3000 block of West Ninth Street. / Provided by Indianapolis Fire Department

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Arson is suspected in a Westside fire that forced a mother and her three children out of their home Monday night.

The fire occurred about 9:30 p.m. in the 3000 block of West Ninth Street in a home occupied by Maria Luisa Ramos, 41, and three children, ages 15, 10 and 4, according to an Indianapolis Fire Department release.

At the time of the news release Monday night, the cause of the fire was under investigation, and Ramos had speculated the fire might have ...